Future Art Ecosystems R&D Fellowship: Art x Convergence

The inaugural Future Art Ecosystems R&D Fellowship is a six-month low-residency programme for practitioners exploring art and advanced technologies under the 2026 theme Art x Convergence.

Serpentine lists this opportunity for Artists, curators, technologists, and organisers, Arts, Culture & Humanities, Global. Applicants should use the official call page to confirm final requirements before submitting.

Applications are open to artists, curators, technologists, organisers, individuals, and collectives working at the intersection of art and advanced technologies.

International applicants are welcome if they can attend the three London intensives.

Applicants should bring an early-stage creative research question connected to their practice or a project in development.

Creative research on AI, cultural systems, advanced technologies, embodiment, robotics, legal constructs, markets, and planetary organisation.

The fellowship combines biweekly online cohort sessions, bespoke mentorship, professional and specialist seminars, workshops, peer learning, and three in-person weekend intensives in London.

Four fellows will each receive a GBP 10,000 award, plus travel and accommodation support for London weekend intensives.

Application deadline: Application deadline: Jun 7, 2026.

Confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, and submission route on the official call page.

Plan internal approvals, partner confirmations, budgets, letters, and portal submission before the final deadline.

Apply through the online form linked from the official Serpentine page by midnight BST on 7 June 2026.

Before submitting, check required documents, eligible costs, attachments, page limits, institutional approvals, and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration, or nomination stage.